How about another Lyste AU because I feel like some crack.
Imagine we have Kallus somewhere on a mission when he runs into Lyste and decides that maybe he messed things up for Lyste the first time but he can do right by him now. So he tries to recruit him and it actually works because Lyste has been having doubts about the Empire after the way they treated him because of his blunder (not well). And all is well and good until it turns out they have to use some advanced maneuvering to get away from the Empire which is fine for Kallus, he's used to it, but not for Lyste.
Oh boy, not for Lyste.
So by the time they get back to the base Kallus is overjoyed with himself. He's just snagged his first recruit and he made it up to Lyste.
And next to him.
Next to him is the most traumatized human being you've ever seen. Someone who looks like they've been dragged through hell and back (because they have) with the thousand yard stare to match.
They ask him what he wants to do to help and he just says he wants to stack crates for a while. Or something like that. There's silence and someone goes to ask but then they take one look at him and decide that yeah, okay, maybe they should let the guy stack crates for a while. Or find him some therapy.
Needless to say, no one wants to go on missions with Kallus after that.
Kallus: "Alright here's what we're gonna do. We're taking the Senator hostage."
Lyste: "Wh-?? Can't we just sneak in and steal a ship or something?"
Kallus: "Security's too tight for that and I don't feel like it. Let's go."
(later)
Kallus: "Change of plans. I'm taking you hostage instead."
Lyste: "?????"
Kallus, loudly: "Nobody move or I blow this civilian's head off!" (to Lyste) "Act like a civilian."
Lyste, hysterical: "I'm panicking, what more do you want me to do???"
Kallus: "I need someone for an infiltration mission. Who wants to volunteer? Lys-"
Lyste: tripping over tables and chairs to get away
Kallus: ...
Kallus: Was it something I said?
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I need it to be known that yes, Kallus is technically my favorite character, but i would hit him over the head with a piece if plywood if given the chance
Thinking about how finding Lira San and living on Lira San are probably two vastly different things for Zeb.
Maybe that's why we're seeing him Doing New Republic Stuff in 9ABY, because actually returning to the progenitor homeworld of your people is probably a kind of cold comfort when those people are dead? (I mean, I have Additional Thoughts on what he might have going on, but.)
Because sure the lasat on Lira San are also his people, but we actually don't know how long ago Lasan and Lira San split or what the reasoning was or how different their cultures become over time. So, yeah, finding Lira San was great - but living there might be the freaking worst sometimes?
Like idk what if the written language is too different to read and they don't use Basic because they're so isolated why would they? Or Lasan had a royal family, but maybe that's because the royals were exiled from Lira San which is now under a vastly different kind of government and everyone thinks royalty is weird? What if the Boosahn Keeraw is considered an "outdated" warrior philosophy by Lira San standards and being there is an awful reminder of being the last of his kind in a different way?
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